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THE WEEKLY GWINNETT lIEKALI). m.m h. pkkplks, i & >IT(JR IVO t*K(irßlKr»R. ( The niffiir uu ruei.ituisn kvrsv tcksdav bt PEEPLES &. BOWLES. SUBSCRIPTION KATES : t copy 12 mos., $1.50 in advance. I copy 0 mos., .75 in advance. 1 copy 2 mos., .50 in advance. Low Enough for Everybody ’ !t> —AS - A n Advertising Hi diurn The rtKRALU is uneijtwleJ hi t reason of its extensive circulation umt remarkably low rates, business me u s/tuu/yf remember this BLANKS BLANaj ! BLANK S (*l.l. KI,NI)« NKATI.Y CKINTKO) FOR SALE AT THE HERAT) JOJS OEFIf J Poetry. THE THKEE LESSONS There are three lessons I would write Three words as with a burning pen. In tracings of eternal light, Upon. I ho hearts of men. ffavehope. Though clouds environ now, -Vnd gladness bides her face in Scorn, l‘ut Ihou the shallow from thy brow Mo night but balli its morn. Have Faith Where'er thy bark is drlven- The euiui s disport, the tempest's »Y''~mii'th, Know this Ood rules the host of heaven The earth. Have love. Not love alone for one, Hut nign an man thy brother call, And settlor like t he circling snn Thy charities on all. Tlius grave these lessens on thy soul— Faith, Hope and Love- and thou shall Hint Htreiigth when life's surges rudest roll Light when thou else wert blind. MISCEI JsANY. E A DURING THE WAR It will not be denied iliut our civil war tried the com age and fortitude of Boldient in the field on both aides. It is eqi.ally as true that to Southern non-com batants who remained at home it was a ttial of endurauee.and wli k n a neg 'o says, (as they all do sav ) “endurin' tire waw,” he uftwitting" ly makes use of an expression that vividly recalls the hardships auii privations of those four long years of strife It was a matter of en during to slaves as well as mas ters, aud it is but just to say tliut, though severely tried and tem pered, a very lirge majority of tLe former continued faithful to the women aud children of the domi nant race rendered helpless by ihe absence of their natural protec tore. One of the humble heroes rs those trying times is “Uncle Cujo' ll is form is now bent with the weight of years; he has outlived his usefulness as a laborer, but is supported and # cherished for the good he has done by those upon wl»«e gratitude he makes an in disputable claim. “I’m one o’ de has-beens,” say s Uncle Cndjo. alluding to his for mer great*#'*'} aud present obsc le eness. -~**f been a man in my times.— Shoo! 1 could stan' mos’ any thing. You talk ’bout bard limes and U'ibilatiou ! You don’ know nothin.' | Pe reason you ulks di t w *v, yon watn’i yer endurin’ t’e Waw. You warn’t born den, blets gracious! an’ es yon had a-betn you mouMa’i a bee a yer now, be case it tuck a man 10 stan' deni times an’come out live. ' “Wen I was a young wan I didn’have no wort seDse’n you l‘didn’ know what waw was, ■b hfep n 1 it mean fighiin’ de Injins (x. 1 iv o-v down in J'lurridy. But de re- . bjt ’pear in de iliments, an’ r illf d *low dat was a sign o’ u*ne «»y de niggers wr a hs e . an’ dey rig, too, ever worniu' w'eu fl: his horn “Who miff, after while 1 e news come dal de folks was a rightin' in the vvaw, aud ever ’body low ‘Let 'em fight, dey ain't no kin.’— Ole man Crake 'low he gwine to drink all de blood what git spill lin dat waw, becase dem jugmouf ( Yankees dey wouldn’t fight. Ole man Crake he was a big mou. He been to Congress up yalidel' in Washington, Georgy. Whar Mass Torn Toorn’s stay, an’ he had de name o’ bein’de smartes' man inde county —an’ he was, lo»,tnon because w'eu all de yuther men was in a big hurry to go to de waw an’ git kill, he slay home an’ muke more'll iwo bushel.* o’ mon ey on s It. "My old missis she was a wider oman. She never had no son eep'n Mass Tout, an’ he ’low he was gwine to git de fus’ shoot at de Yankees. He was mighty ’feard de waw was gwine to stop ’fo he could gu dar. Bu> hit las’ Mass Tom he went, he did. He was a pow'ful sorry-lookin’ chance becase he never weigh luor’n a huu dred weight, an’ his ban s was sol’ an’ white. Hut he had tie golwlioppiness’ bowit knife, made l oui’n ole Miss eyai vin'-kuife file. Hit retch down to his knees, an j hit keep on stick’n in de i,op o’ hie j boot ever’ time he lif’ his lef’ft ot.. Ole Miss an' de young ladies dey cried an' dey cried w’en A/ass Tom let". Ole Miss low: “Well Cudjo,” says she, 'I ain’t got nobody to pen' on now but you. You go to be my oberaeer an’ ten' to ali my business, says she. ‘You got | to mvtke de niggers wuck an' make me sump’u t’ eat,’ says she, ‘be cause my po’ boy he's gone to the waw, an' I know he’ll git kill, says she. “/ laid down my axe, I did which I was cles gwine to cut down a tree to make some bodes, and 1 says, says I: ‘Misses/ says I ‘look ut me,’ says I. “She says, says she, ‘I sees you' says she. * How long you been knowin' rne? says I. “ Ever since de fus' time you was born in dis wul,’ .ays she. *“I says, says I, ‘Well,’ says I ; an' I pick up my axe an' went on to de wood, an’ from dat time on I was de boss o’ dat plantation. Ole Miss trus’ me with everything 1 toted de keys and roedger out de 'lowauce -to de niggers. W ’on she want anything t’om town she »o»t me atter it. She mos'ly tiade at Mr. Meadorsts store. Seem like 1 doau’ never see nosto’sdese days like dal oae was fo’ de waw. 7/it look mighty small wen dey tar it down la»‘ year to buil’ a brick sto’ in de place of it; but dat was because de waw swunk it up so. Hit was a sho’ null big sto' so de waw. Shoo! Hit could a swallowed ‘bout a dozen sto‘s like dey has dese days, and den hit’d been hungry. Dey waru t nuthiu you couldn't buy dar. “Atter da waw was gwine on a w'le ole Miss sent me atter ten pound o’ coffee. I went into Mr- Meadorses' sto’, an’ hit's de God's truth, dey warn't a thing in dar cept one box o’ ’backer an’ fo’ sack o’ salt. De price o’ dat ’backer was five dollars a plug, an’ ’fo’ de een o’ de waw it was twenty dol lars a plug, an’ cf a po' nigger want to spit red be hatter bite his tongue. Es for dat salt, es you want any o' hit, go and sell two likely nigger fellers, and may be Mr. Meadorses let you have a poun’ for what dey fetch “ Salt was'bout de scarces’thing enduriu’ de waw. Folks had to dig up the naichel dirt out’n de smoke-houses, whar de meat drip, and bile dat to make salt. “Leather was mighty scarce ’eeptin’ you tan it at home. Dey made it out’n horse-hide an' hog skin an* squirl skin, an' es a st ray dog come long, an’ he was loler’- ble iat, he stand a mighty slim chance to tote bis bide back home. Wen we quit plantin' cotton we cut up tha gin ban’ to make shoe aolea, an 1 saddles what had skearts on um waa outen fashion- Todes de las’ dey mads shoes out’n doth wid a piece o’ p/ank for a sole, an’ w’en a man walk be mash de groun’ same eg a tree fall on it. “Ole Miss ’low she couldn’t do dout coflee. She ’bleedged to T Lawrenceville Georgia, Tuesday April 8. iBB4 have sump n what look like it, an' she made it out’n par.-li w’eat an' okry and goobers. Hit was sweet en‘ wid slogguin ‘lasses what turn yo’ teeth right black. “Lamps an can les played out toler'ble soon, but ole miss goi up sump’n in de place of urn. Hit warn't nothin’ but a cotton string 'bout es big 'rouo' es tny little fin gel', an' hit was soak in grease an’ wax an' den hit wa< wrop '.ouu' an' ’ronn’ a coui-eob an - sot up in de middle o‘ de supper table. Hit. never give no light what hurt yo‘ eyes like dese yer chanticleers it' de w’ite folks chu‘ch, but no body never growl because dey couldn’t fiue «le way 10 dey 'motif; dey mos' ly growl beeause dev never had nothin* 10 put in it. “VY‘en ole miss want to write a letter she make me clam ao..k tree an* git a ball to make ink ont‘ll : den I coteh a goose an* pull out a fea’lier for a pen; de ole miss writ on a leaf tore out‘n the fus‘ part of a book, an* turn a ole embelope wrong sided ont‘d to put de letter in. Maos Tom lie writ home mos' ever week, an’ ever' time he writ ole miss ’low he was cornin’ nigh eran’ nighertodea home. “I says, ‘l’m mighty glad to hear it,' says I “Old Miss says, says she, ‘I ailit says she, ‘because he’s bringing de Yankees on behind him.’ “.Sho null', de Yankees kep’ a cornin’ closer, and closer, tell one day de news coaie dat dey wits right dar at us wid a.calbrv com pauy. “Ole .Hiss call me. “She low, ‘Oudjois you yearntd de news V “1 says, says I: “Yes’m,' says I. “Well, she says, ‘loes you know de Yankees gwine to be yer ,so Light?’ “1 says, says I: “Data de way de news read.’ “Well she says, ‘what you gwine to do?’ “I says, says I: ‘Dey ain’ no shot yer,’says I, 'but dey is some powder; an’ I’m gwine to load up, Mass Tom a gun wid rock*, an’ d e fus’ Yaukee what bodder you, I'm gwine to caddyinize his stomache says 1. “ ‘Dat ain’ gwine to do no good says she. ‘Ef you wants to do sump'n some account,’ says she •you take my mules an’ hide urn in de swamp, whar de Yankees can't fine urn, “Dev ain' gwine bodder me,'says she ; but dey'll sho take my mules.” “I luck two niggers to be'p me an’ cyawed de mules off' ’bout two mile an’ hid uin i'l de big canebrake. I tuck M.ss Tom's gun ’long, becase I didn’t know what dem two niggers hud in dey haiils. I toleum, says I: “I want lo be free bad es any of you, but ole Miss’ mules got to be perfect, says I, ‘an’ de fus’ man bat his eye like he gwine 10 de Yankees I'm gwine to pull dis trig ger an lef you right dar,’ says L “De Yankees come, she nuft’. but dey never got nar huff of a mule from ole Miss. “She was a spunky w’ite ’oinan . Dey ax her whar her mulbs an’ she ’low ‘Ef you wants my mule* you go an’ tine um,’ says she, an I m popes Cudjo’ll till yo’ hides full o, load.’ “Old Miss knewed dey warn’t nothin' but locks in de gun, but she talk sorter biggity to scare de Yankees. “Dey ’low dey warn’t feard o' Cudjo, but dey tuck mighty good keer not to come whar Cudjo was. “Dey went on to town, an dey broke open Mr. Meador’s sto,' but. dey didn’ stay dar long ’fo up come a Fedrick jigadier g.nal wid (lyin' artificials an' throwed shells at um den dey vaccinate de town in a hurry. “Seem like atter de Yankees was gone de debii got in the cour try. Dey waa mo’ atealin’ dan de law lowa. PatUrolerg gwine long ever road. Ever nigger had to tote a pass, eep’n' he want fifty lashes. “Well, sab w’en thing got sor ter straight ag’n, long coma de gubment men preasin’ horses an' sows an 1 niggers Dey tuck ole j Miss gentle buggy horse an "de DEVOTEI) TO NEWS, RITKRATURF. AND IAH/AL. AFFAIRS likelies steer on de bill. Dey tuck little I‘ete to .vm kon de bress w inks. ‘'Folks say lit'ie I‘ote was a cejot, but he hud sense miff to git way f’om dem fellers, an’ dey ain never coteh him tell 3 it. Nome folksJ>nowed whar he hide, but twan't dem Gubment men. “Ole Miss low: “We can't hole out much longer, Cudjo. Hit's a g'itten to a mighty tine pint,’ said she “My niggers lookin'po' aud skinny, says she. an' everything on the bill's gwine to starve, sav* she.— “De frubment took de tent' o’ overtiring de farmers made. W’eu you metljer nine ba'ls o’ co'n for yo' self you got to merijer one for ue Gulunent. De same way bout meat, ebenfo de setchild. “De Gubment built a nice house in de nidge o’ town Hit was mighty nigh es big as Mr. Mead orses sto’ was fo’ de way. Dey keep all de visions what dey tut: font de farmers, in dar. Hit make a man motif water to look at urn. 'De man what stay in dar lake care o’ dem ’visions, he wai de onliesi rale fat mieu I seed eudur in’ de waw. Joshuas Vl.i-uelr So where The twenty third street theatre where Salmi Morse attempted to produce his "Passion Play,’’ was 10 day rededicatoil as a church for the Gosuel Tabernackle, and will be known henceforth us the Twon ty third street Tabernackle. The morning sermon was preae ied by the pastor, the Kev A H Nimp sou, who said during his dis course. "As we sit in this building I am reminded of a providence 1 dare rot fail to speak of. Home two or three years ago I pnssed by this building, which was then the old armory, the two lower floor*, being occupied as a livery stable. I was struck with its lo cation. It was in the very heart of the city, and I -was impressed with the thought that it was just the kind of a place needed for our work. 1 went to the agent and so cured the refusal of the building. The project of moving here was presented to our people, but they preferred going to the othei place “Later, we desirfi again to come here, but a stroDg financial company, led by agentleman who had set his heart on the project of representing the blasphemous “Passion Play,” had secured the building for five years. We did not stop praying. One lady pray ed, “O. Lord Jesus ! muke the car punters fit up that place for us. We cannot afford to pay sls,< 00 (0 do it ourselves.' ‘God did put his hand on it, and he did stop the public pro due j tion of that pity. After spending $79,000 in remodeling the build ing the project broke down, and the company gave up the lease. ■ they offered to sell us their ini- : provements far $5,000; we prayed : over t and God stopped us from going too fast. The building was finally put into the market and sold at auction, and the gentleman bought whom we prayed would buy it. The result is that we ' have been enabled to come in here without paying a penny for the improvement.”—Phil Press. It is not generally known that; squashes, melons and cucumbers ! will mix and hybridize it planted near to each other, and may, al though planted at a distance, by the bees bringing pollen from one plant to another. Not only is the seed made worthless, but the fruit is spoiled for use, as the flavor is mixed. This has been doubted but two years age I grew melons and cucumbers together in adjoining beds, to test the question. Some of the melons were all right and gome of the cucumbers but there w ere a great many melons that were too much like cucumbers and too many cucumbers like melons. O n e cucumber was distinctly half and half, being partly netted and divided into sections. Most of the mellons were unea able Since then 1 have chosen to grow melons in the garden and cucumbers at the further end of the farm. Wi ♦ermelous do not seem to mix; they bloom much later than musk melons, and 1 have them growing , aide by side all right. 4 Social l.rnwoii Yniitig Spoonoogle never knows " hen to leave when lie calls on a yoiftig lady ; lie likes the sound of his own voice a > well that he talks on and on, while the poor girl grows light headed with the tux'on her strength, and wishes the’nmntie piece of Elijah would lall'on the tiresome caller. There is a young lady 011 La- Eayette avenue who made up her ; mind to give V.poonoogle h lesson tjo, last Sunday night, when he called, she was as cordial as poesi ble up to 11 o’clock. Then hav lug had a four volume history of Spotnogk-’s life, with an extended account of hia life and influence in politic* and business, she be gau to get diz/.v aud have a ring ing in her ears. At that moment her younger brother rushed into the room and said hurriedly: “Pa wants the morning papers, sis.’ “Look in 1 lie vestibule, Willie,” she answered, gently ; -I think 1 heard the boy leaving them some hours ago.” Spoonogle never to >k the hint, but. drawled on about the roller ;er skating rink and what a figure lie cut on skates. The next inter l-upticn was from (lie head of the house, who entered, briskly rub bing his liands. ‘Good 1 or niug— good morn iug,” he said cheerily. Ha! Npoo tingle, you re out early this morn ing. Well, early bird, etc. It’s going to be a tine day, from pies ent appearances. Spoon ogle was dazed, but he ooncludeil the ohl man had been drinking, and sa back with a “come one, come all. this rock shall fly from its firm base as soou /s yours truly.” air that was decided and convincing. A half hour passed, and the | mother hurried in. “Dear me I’m Lite,” she said as she entered. “I smelled the cos fee an hour ago and knew * break fast was waiting, but—oh! Good morning. Mr Npoonogle ?’’ Ther the sweet youth took the hint and drawing himself together lie got out into the hall and open ed tie front door just as the hit ed girl rang a bell and 'lio small boy yelled “breakfast” over the banisters -Detroit Free Press. A gentleman at the theatre lean ed o\er and SHid to an acquaintau ce : “Look here. Tics morning l sent you a note telling you that I didn’t have 11 nickle' and that 1 wanted the dollar you borrowed from me some time ago. You re plyed that you didu’t have a cent ‘.‘Yes.’’ “Well, if you didn’t have a jent how did you get in here?" “And if you didn't have a nick le how the deuce did you get in? I’d advise you to always tell the truth.” A Hum Seller's Experience A man named Stacy, the owner of a splendid drinking saloon in New Fork, signed the pledge late ly atid closed his house. Hear ing that a party of lads had formed themselves intou Temperience so ck ty, he gave them his experien ce as a rum seller. “I have sold liquor” said Mr. Stacey, “for elev en years—long enough lor me to see the beginning and end of its ettects. l.have seen a man take his first glass of liquor in my place and atterwards fill the grave of a suicide. I have seen man after man, wealthy and educated, cume iu.o my saloon, who can not bow buy their dimer. I can recall twenty customers worth from SIOO 000 to $. r )00,000 wh j ale now with out money, place or friends." He warned hoys against entering sa loons on any pretext. He stated that he had seeu man)’ a young ! fellow, a member of some Temper ! anee society, come in with a fnead ami wait while he drank “No, no he would say, “1 never lunch it. Thanks all the same.” I'lesenlly rather than to seem churlish he would lake a glass of cider or harmless lemonade. “The lemon ade was nothing,” said the rum seller, “but I knew how it would end. The only safety, boys, for any man. no matter how strong his resolution, is outside ths door of a i saloon A Harris county farmer recent ly bioke his horse of a "balky" freak in a very quiet manner. His horse is in excellent flesh and shows no signs of neglect on the part of his master. He drove him, attached to a ruck wagon, to the wood lot, fora small load of wood. The animal would not pull a pound. He did not beat him with a club, but lied hilu to a Hue aud "let him sfaud.“ He went to the lot at sunset and ask ed him to draw, but he would not straighten a tug. “I made up my tnind,“ said the fanner, "when that horse went to the baru he would take that load of wood.— The night was not cold, 1 went to the barn, got b/aukets and cov ered the horse w o rn, aud he stood until morning. Then he refused to draw. At noon I went down, and he whh probably hungry and lonesome. lie drew that load of wood die first lime I asked him. 1 returned and got another load before I fed him. Thou 1 rewarded him with a good dinner, which he eagerly devoured. 1 have drawn several loads since Ouse he re fused to draw, but soon as lie saw me start for the house he stalled after me with the load. A horse become- lonesome and discontent, ed wlen left alone as much as a person, and 1 claim this is far less cruel, aud is better for both horse and man than to beat the animal with a club. Enoch Freeman,whose seu'ence of death was recently commuted by Gov. McDaniel 10 imprison ment for life, has written front Floyd county jail the following letter of thanks ; “I take this mode of returning my 1 hanks to the citizens of Home and Floyd county for the interest they have tuken in «n» case. I was brought from the chain-gang a stranger, not knowing what my fate would be. aud lodged in jail for twelve days. I was then e li ned to the court house, not know ing that I had a single friend. Ini' when I called for Mr. Wright lie did not refuse me, but he an 1 Mr Meyerliart did all they could for me, when my own color tried to break my neck. Mr. Jenkins, the jailer, his wife and childran t reat ed me us kindly at diey possible could, all hat iug tender feelings for me when my own color recog nized me not. Mr. Wright and Mr. Meyerliardt have done all in their power for me, and have stood by me as no others would. I return tlmnks to every man that labored in my behalf, to those who so willingly signed my petition and the governor himself. Ka 11 roads Dodging I lie I. aw Gov McDaniel has referred io the Solicitor Geneial of the Atlan ta circuit certain complaints against the railroads of the Ntat“ that they are evading the statute prohibiting running of freight trains on the Sabbath day. It ap pears that the roads have been at taching refrigerating and fruit cars to their regular passenger traius and hauling them about the State on the Sabbath duy with impunity. This conduct is a vio lation of the object for which the statute in questiou was made and provided and the matter will be referred to aud investigated by ihe Fulton grand jury at the com iug April term, Anodier lawless act on the part of a railroad company occurred last Sunday. The last General Assembly passed an aet making i( an offense to run excursion train* on the Sabbath day The Geor gia Pacific Company advertised all last week an excursion for Sunday last over its lines for the purpose of giving its patrons a view of the country in Alabama adjacent ta its line that was swept aud devastated by the recent ey cion3. This matter will also be brought to the attention of the grand jury of Fultou county, and ii is hard to *(« how ihe Georgia Pacific officials can escape indict ment and punishment—-Atlanta Correspondence Augusta Evening News, The Mexican pension bill passed the House of Represntatives last wssk. Were can yon find a railroad un itiug three better counties tha u Walton, Jackson and Hall’ • onlretnirnl Be contented my son. Yon uoed not be satisfied without ambition; so long as you live strive io be something better, slid higher and stronger to morrow tUan yeurare to day. and don’t worry don’t fret. Wear your ready made clothes with the air of a prince, until you can do better eat your twenty five cent dinner with the manner of a man who is accustomed to fare sumptuously every day on course dinners, ami likes this sort a thing fur a change. Keep suushint in your heart aud it will shine in your face The world isalways grateful to a sunny tempered man, just because he is good enough ami gracious enough to live in it. Laugh my son, if your stomach iaso empty tbatyou cannot tell whether the pain is in your liver or back -hone; wear your jauntily if it is so full of holes that you can't see tae grease and weather stains that cover it; speak cheerily, though y>u have to wear your overcoat ever f lime your shirt has to go to the laundry. It won’t be aueasy thing to do right along; the deys will come when a good indulgence in the “ blues seem like a para dise; there will be houre when you had rulher wail than look pleasant; there will be times when in spite of your etrengh and man hood aud resolu lions go away, groan and bury your face in your hands cry like a girl, I know it, my sou. But don't make a habit of it, and don’t let any one see you do it. It ia a dangerous lux ury, and you should only be in dulged at very long intervale aud on rare occassions. Cultivate contentment ; if you have no gloves, put your hands in your pockets ;If your coat is out at the elbows, back up agginst the fence ; if yon Lave ro hat yon will never become bald. And when prosperity come—not if but when—you will be prouder of your good nature in the dark days of adversity, my son. tlio fame aud position prosperity and sucres fit:' brwig. Never worry, my son. don't fret; it will make your face thin and your hair turn gray - Hob Horr/lrttf, A Smart Traveller .Shortly after the collapse of the Ceufederncy at. ex-soldier who had spun! all Ins pay in rioting ja'id whiskey drinking, found himself in Shreveport, (draped and I.listed yet full of expedients. Desirous of reaching ins home in this lie inquired the fare.snd tohis dismay found it to be sls. Now that amount was big as (1,000,000, in Billy's sight. After casting about he bethought himself of a scheme. The steamer national was nearly ready to leave her berth, when Bil ly made his apearance on the wars and sung out ; “I’eay captain, how much do you charge to carry a barrel 1 of whis' key to New Orleans V ‘Two dollar*” replied'lhe cap vain. “All right,” replied Billy. “Send out a couple of your deck hands aud roll me abroad” Captain Hamilton saw the j ike aud sent out the raudderk to take marks, wbeigbt, etc, of the freight Billy was invited to a seat at the cabin table by the captain and traveled to New Orleans in style ae a barrel of whiskey,” by t which name be was afterwards known, — New Orleans pujttr . Among the freaks of the recent cyclone in South Carolina, a story ie told of a large quamty of dry fodder caugni up in the whirl wind from a barn, aud it was beiug carried round and round, a sheet of lightning iguited the fod der and fur a diatuace of one mile the cloud speared to be a massive sheet of flame. The sceue ia de scribed as grand beyond descrip tion . Another story is to the es feet that Mount Carmel Church a large wooden building Williame burgg county, wee eutirloy dee royed wi»h the exception of the pulpit which, with the Bible and hymn book upon it, wa* uadis taibjd. There ie not a white Repuhli jean in Walton county. ) Vol. XIV. — No 2 I'aele k ■■<{ t'sßcice Item ember the poor. It costs nothing. The latsa copy writer the proof reader. Double charging will break e - ven a cannon. Arkaniaa is developing valuable coal beds. San Antonio is the horse mar ket of the .South. No one is a fool always; every one sometimes. There are nine e'-rouses in the country this season. Texas rates as the sixth (Stale in railroad mileage. The mau who “fouud hi* levef" was a carpenter, of course. A good word for • bad on* is worth much, and coat* little. It ie wise not to seek * secret, and honest not to roves! it LaztaeHS travels so slow t hat poverty soon overtakes him. Friendship often ends in love, hut love in friendship -never He who says whai he likes must hear whai he does not like. Mississippi is lurking rapid stride* m th* mrnufaeture of wool. Texas plants 200, 000 more acres in corn than she dee* in cot tor.. Temptation* are a tile which rub off much of the nisi of self conti ilence. Kxperience without learning ie lietter than learning without exp# rience. Marriage, with peace, is the world's paradise; with strife, this w orld's purgatery. A slip es the foot may be uoou recovered; but Dial of the tongue perhaps never. If there is a divinity that doth hedge about a king, what is it that doth hedge about an ace ? It doesn't speak much of the size of a man'emind when it takes him only a minute to make it up. The proper question to auk a young woman who is about to elope is. “Does your mother know your route ?“ A factory with facilities for wak iug 100,000 wooden dishes per day is to be verted in Chattanoo ga Teun For bouse plants: —But a piece of raw beef in the bottom of the pot before you put the dirt in. IMonty of fresh air. fresh wa'er wholesome food regular hoars for meals, will do wonders in keeping a homo healthy am! happy. A boy, luHiring bis I tlber pray for the missionary especial ly for the wants of ihe missiona - ries, aud that their institutions might be supplied with abundant means, said to him : , “Father, 1 viab I had your, money. ” "Why, my sou. what would you do with it?” asked the father, The boy replied, “I would uu swer your prayers." Humember, Ood will not do for us what we can do for our - selves, nor answer the prayers which we can answer ourselves. tieorge H. Joseelyn :to plant grapes about eight feet apart Meh way. and some ten inchee deep, spreading the roots out nataßwly. Cut teem back to two oi throe buds above the grouud. Potatoes strawberries, etc., may be grown between the rows the first two year*. Let one or two cane* grow the first season Next spring cat hack again three bud*. Never mind if they have made a good start. Let two grow the eecond yeai; they'probably get to be some five or eighi feet long; if so, cut one of them back to three bade, and the other to within four feet of the ground, to hear. This ee vere in their early youth to gather with good culture, will give them such a teed- off thet they will ever after remember to bear you bourn iful cl ope of the lue cions fruit. When five to aix years sld, from three to five canes may be lefi. Remember, always cut ‘he old wood baok to within one foot of the grouud, if possible, as it i* the young wood only that beers fruit. Grape vines rosy be trained against hwildingst fences, or on stakes, trelKsea, ete. Wire trebieee, about five feet Mgh are the beet for vineyards. Young vines should be covered, at least first winter, with lbs earth —£*.